Chapter 35 34. Winter Wheat and Summer Rice (please give me a monthly pass to recommend and collect~Follow reading~)

Author: nonsense and gossip

Chapter 35 34. Winter Wheat and Summer Rice (please give me a monthly pass to recommend and collect~Follow reading~)

As the third son of the clan leader Huang Lu, Huang Yin is keen and studious, talented in learning and eloquent, and has excellent moral character. He is the most favored person among the younger generation of the Mianyang Huang family.

He understood that Zhuangzi today was different from the past.

And this difference comes from my cousin.

Since childhood, this cousin has been smarter than him.

When Huang Lu explained Zhuangzi's current situation to him last night, he probably understood his cousin's dilemma: the momentum was too fast and there was not enough manpower.

He also heard from Huang Lu that the Chu paper agency rights in the eight counties of Jingzhou had been taken over by major families, among which the Huang family of Jiangxia was the worst.

The Huang family of Jiangxia and the Huang family of Mianyang were the same family more than a hundred years ago.

It's just that the Huang family in Mianyang has been established for a much shorter time, so it can't be compared at the moment, but with his rather evil cousin here, it may not be incomparable.

Although it is not appropriate to pin the hopes of a clan on one person, Huang Yueying's performance is worth it.

Then, he looked at his clan sister and found that although the latter was young and had fatigue in her eyes, she also had confidence and assurance.

"Brother, I did some calculations, and now I have nearly 10,000 acres of land under my name. Although most of the land is located in Mianyang, it is scattered and scattered." Huang Yueying has also been sorting out the congratulations of various families these days, which is quite a headache. Among them, the land

It's really too scattered and difficult to manage.

"Yes, now Achu is already a wealthy family member." Huang Yin smiled and said warmly, "In fact, the most direct way to deal with it is not to make any changes. Most of the land donated by each family will come with the original tenants."

Huang Yueying immediately shook her head and refused, "No, I can't help it."

As a Chinese, what do you most want to do when you own a field?

Of course, I’m growing vegetables! I’m farming! I’m growing all kinds of things!

This is the DNA engraved in the blood and in the bones!

The most important thing is... food production in this era is still too low.

Huang Yin was a little stunned for a moment, "Can't help it?"

"Yeah, I can't help it." Huang Yueying smiled bitterly, "Brother, have you ever heard of Su Mai?"

Huang Yin nodded slightly, "Emperor Wu ordered its promotion during the period. Nowadays, more crops are grown in the Central Plains and the North. In Jingzhou, corn and rice are the main crops."

"Brother, do you know that if it is winter wheat and summer rice, most areas in Jingzhou can harvest two crops a year?"

In terms of rice field rotation, rice-wheat rotation appeared in China at least before the 9th century, and developed more rapidly in the Song Dynasty. According to records, during the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, he promoted wheat cultivation in Jiangnan, Liangzhejiang, Jinghu, Lingnan, Fujian and other places.

The development of the double-cropping system of rice and wheat

"Winter wheat and summer rice?" Huang Yin was confused at first, and then mentally calculated the planting and maturation time of wheat and rice. "If so, the rice seedlings will not have enough time to grow... When will they be harvested?"

Seeing that Huang Yin did not refute directly, Huang Yueying was quite happy. Fortunately... Huang Yin was not a stubborn old farmer.

"When planting rice at this time, the only thing that is good is that it is easy to grow, and the land should be close to the upper reaches. If the land is not good and thin, and the water is clear, the rice will be beautiful. Those who plant in March are the upper seasons, the first ten days of April are the middle seasons, and the middle of the month are the lower seasons."

Huang Yueying thought for a while and first talked about some records about rice planting in "Qi Min Yao Shu". This book was written during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, more than three hundred years ago. It is an encyclopedia of ancient Chinese agriculture, but it also has other

limitations.

Sui Yi means changing it once a year.

The way of growing rice today is quite different from that of later generations. It is not only about raising and transplanting rice seedlings, but also about crop rotation.

During the Northern and Southern Dynasties and before the Northern and Southern Dynasties, if an acre of land was planted with rice once this year, it could not be planted with rice again next year.

This is also the reason why white rice is so expensive at this time.

"Brother, do you think so?"

As Huang Yin listened, he kept thinking and asked in surprise, "Is Achu so clear about Nong Shi?"

He shook his head helplessly and sighed with a smile, "How many skills did uncle teach Achu?"

"Brother, do you think so?" Huang Yueying asked.

Huang Yin nodded naturally, "If it's rice, isn't that what everyone does?"

"What do you think, brother, why does the land for growing rice become so good every year?"

Huang Yin shook his head, "I don't know."

"The purpose is to prevent the crops from being monotonous, to help prevent pests, to better utilize soil fertility, and to increase crop yields."

"Achu means that winter wheat and summer rice are also crop rotations?"

"Exactly."

This was the first time Huang Yin heard such a concept, and he couldn't help but have a curious look in his eyes, "Winter wheat and summer rice, is it really feasible?"

"It's feasible." Huang Yueying nodded, "The land south of the river has a mild climate and fertile soil, so most of it is feasible."

"If this happens every year, won't the fields be unable to rest?"

"Therefore, it is necessary to replenish soil fertility in a timely manner, such as mixing plant ash, human and animal manure, humus and fallen leaves in a certain proportion and spreading it on the field..."

"Ah Chu, tell me in detail! If this method is really feasible, then just the fields owned by Ah Chu... can produce a lot more food in a year!"

Hearing these words, Huang Yueying finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately...she still has some credibility. Fortunately, Huang Yin is a young man who can accept new things.

At that moment, he led Huang Yin into the study, and then handed over the rice planting and rice field management methods that he had read and revised countless times, and said, "Brother, this is the rice planting method that I learned from the flower-growing monk."

, let’s take a look at it first.”

Huang Yin didn't care about anything else.

In this era, food is a matter of vital importance to human life.

If Huang Yueying's method can really increase crop yields and increase food harvests, how many people will survive?

He took a stack of paper from Huang Yueying's hand and wrote words densely, accompanied by pictures... which made him understand it very quickly.

“Grow the seedlings first and then plant them?”

"It will help extend the growth time of rice seedlings and better penetrate the roots of rice seedlings into paddy fields?"

“Is it easy to manage evenly when transplanting rice seedlings?”

“Can we even harvest double-crop rice?”

On the side, Huang Yueying watched Huang Yin talking and talking, listening to the disbelief in his tone, and relaxed. Fortunately, the version she compiled can still be understood by people of this era.

Otherwise, if she really had to take charge of this matter herself, not only would she not be able to convince the public, but she would probably be angry to death. Even so... she still had to do it. Food was the foundation.

Now that Huang Yin can take charge of this matter, she can be free to do other things.

Gan Ning had already urged her to have the craftsmen customize the horseshoe, and said he wanted to see the big gift she had prepared.

Here, the conditions are much worse than those in later generations, and she has to do almost everything by herself...

Nowadays, the task of children in family studies is only to enlighten them, but the textbooks for future study... she is also planning to change next year.

More than half an hour later, Huang Yin rubbed his eyes and said, "A Chu, Brother Wei needs to go home and study these. If it is true as A Chu said, Brother Wei has a few suggestions..."

"Brother, please tell me."

"The idea of ​​winter wheat and summer rice is simply deviant to old farmers and no one will believe it."

"Achu knows."

"So, this year's reform of rice cultivation starts from the fields owned by Achu."

"Achu thinks so too."

"There are more than 4,000 acres of land in the village, and more than 500 acres of your family's trial planting... Only seeing is believing, and the tribesmen will truly believe it."

"yes."

"In addition to winter wheat and summer rice, Brother Wei also saw the method of planting double-cropping rice... Brother Wei wants to try it."

"Brother, just do it with all your strength."

"The price of rice is higher than that of corn and wheat flour. If this can be done, rice will become a common food, which will be a great benefit to the people..."

"Brother's words are exactly what A Chu thought." Seeing Huang Yin's excited expression, Huang Yueying smiled, "But, brother...this matter cannot be accomplished overnight."

"Brother also knows that if you don't succeed this year, you will have to wait until next year. If you don't succeed next year, you will have to wait until next year..."

"Brother, what I have learned since childhood is the way of sages... If you really do these things for A Chu, will you have any resentment in your heart? As a man, you have to submit to a woman?"

In this era, if a man does something for a woman... I'm afraid some people won't be able to accept it.

Huang Yin laughed when he heard this, "Achu underestimates me as a brother. I have read all the saints and sages for my brother, but I have never seen any sage say that a man cannot do things for a woman."

Huang Yueying also smiled, "Thank you, brother."

"You..." Huang Yin said helplessly, "Okay, brother, I will go back now. Someone has already come to see you."

Huang Yueying raised her eyes and saw Zhou Yang and Gan Ning standing at the door.

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